Protective gun ownership as a co** mechanism

N Buttrick - Perspectives on psychological science, 2020‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Firearms are one of the central flashpoints in American life, and yet the motivations
underlying their ownership have been generally understudied by psychologists. In this …

Political ideology and compensatory control mechanisms

RP de Leon, AC Kay - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•The psychological need for control is stronger among political
conservatives.•Those across the political spectrum adopt compensatory control …

System justification: Experimental evidence, its contextual nature, and implications for social change

JP Friesen, K Laurin, S Shepherd… - British Journal of …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
We review conceptual and empirical contributions to system justification theory over the last
fifteen years, emphasizing the importance of an experimental approach and consideration of …

Company worth kee**: Personal control and preferences for brand leaders

JT Beck, R Rahinel, A Bleier - Journal of Consumer Research, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Brand leaders possess tremendous agency, with the ability to shape a swee** variety of
outcomes. Does this fact confer psychological value to consumers? We posit that external …

Safe together, vulnerable apart: How interstitial space in text logos impacts brand attitudes in tight versus loose cultures

T Gupta, H Hagtvedt - Journal of Consumer Research, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
This research demonstrates that interstitial space in textual brand logos—that is, spacious
(vs. compact) arrangement of letters—unfavorably influences brand attitude by reducing …

A matter of degree? Fear, anxiety, and protective gun ownership in the United States

TD Warner, CR Thrash - Social Science Quarterly, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study examines the effect of crime‐specific fears (worry about crime and
perceived risk of crime), violent victimization, and diffuse anxieties (belief in a dangerous …

New moralities for new media? Assessing the role of social media in acts of terror and providing points of deliberation for business ethics

AA Rauf - Journal of Business Ethics, 2021‏ - Springer
New media and technologies such as social media and online platforms are disrupting the
way businesses are run and how society functions. This article advises that scholars …

Frustration-affirmation? Thwarted goals motivate compliance with social norms for violence and nonviolence.

NP Leander, M Agostini, W Stroebe… - Journal of Personality …, 2020‏ - psycnet.apa.org
When thwarted goals increase endorsement of violence, it may not always reflect antisocial
tendencies or some breakdown of self-regulation per se; such responses can also reflect an …

“Don't Worry, We Are Here for You”: Brands as external source of control during the Covid-19 pandemic

PWJ Verlegh, SF Bernritter, V Gruber… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
The Covid-19 pandemic increases consumers' worries and makes them experience a loss of
control over their lives. We investigate how these factors affect the roles that brands play in …

Who might buy a gun? Results from the guns in American life survey

MS Kelley, CG Ellison - Sociological inquiry, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
We explore patterns and correlates of gun ownership in the United States, with a particular
focus on differentiating those who will never own a gun (“nevers”) and those who are open …